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Ben Emanuel: Water meetings should be open
The Banner-Herald's well-considered Sunday editorial, "Another reason to be skeptical of water group," was spot-on, especially for those of us here in the Oconee River basin.
With the ballot boxes still warm from the 2009 municipal elections in Walton County, state Sen.
Walton prepared for possible immigrant surge
The Walton County Sheriff's Office seems to be preparing for the inevitable. ' called me recently and jokingly said we need to get ready for a population explosion,' Sheriff Joe Chapman said.
ESF applications now being accepted
While the goal is the same as last year, the help might not stretch as far as it did in years past.
County alcohol ordinance faces big changes
Walton County officials are looking to bring their alcohol ordinance up to date, and along the way are proposing some drastic changes.
Walton students gain on CRCT alternative
Although the annual results of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test is the ultimate test of Georgia schools' progress and one of the primary benchmarks students must meet for promotion to the next grade, it is not the only major standardized test Walton schools use to measure educational gains.
Re-alignment will benefit some
One school is moving down, one is moving up, another is moving in and two others are staying put.
All across Walton County, students, military personnel and the community gathered together in events to celebrate this nation's veterans.
Walton County authorities issued arrest warrants Thursday for five people for their suspected roles in forcing an 84-year-old woman to live in "deplorable" conditions.
5 Charged in Walton Elderly Cruelty Case
Five people were facing charges Wednesday night in Walton County for forcing an 84-year-old woman to live in deplorable conditions.
Ga. Supreme Court debates case of Pike County killing
An accused killer from Pike County has sat in jail for nearly four years without a trial -- not because of any problems with the evidence but because the state is seeking the death penalty and cannot pay for the man's defense.
State patrol post opens in Walton County
Slightly more than a year after ground was broken, law enforcement officials gathered Tuesday to officially open the new Georgia State Patrol Post 46 on Highway 11 north of Social Circle.
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Curry tops all vote-getters in Loganville
Residents in Loganville elected one new city council member Tuesday and voted to extend future terms to four years.
Doors have been opening up over the past four months and starting next week, Walton County's second free health care clinic for those without insurance will begin serving patients.
Our View: Mayor earns second term
Voters in Monroe can consider themselves fortunate this year in that both candidates for mayor - incumbent Greg Thompson and challenger Wallace Beall - seem to have the city's best interests at heart.
Commissioners appoint, sell well water
The Oconee County Commission met Oct. 6 and made the following unanimous committee appointments: Commissioners appoint, sell well water Story updated at 6:10 pm on 10/27/2009 The Oconee County Commission met Oct.
Discovery Channel to probe county crime
They were dark points in Walton County's history, but light will be cast on the murders of Tina Marie Hill and Tom Daniels as they are used for an episode of a TV series.
Loganville Middle School students got an opportunity Thursday to see first-hand the often devastating consequences of irresponsible decisions.
Ewing murder suspects face death
The three Monroe men accused in the murder of a 65-year-old woman during a home invasion in Loganville May 21 will face the death penalty.
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